title: Diagnosing tuberculosis by fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
abstract: This case report exemplifies the effectiveness of percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy in confirming active pulmonary tuberculosis when conventional methods fail to document the disease. Aspiration biopsy of the suspicious lesion allowed direct examination, which demonstrated acid-fast bacilli. Culture of the aspirate grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011859:Radiography; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology